UK Trademark Registration
Short answer: a UK trademark is filed with the UK Intellectual Property Office, is examined quickly and can register in around 4-6 months when uncontested. Since Brexit it must be filed separately — an EUTM no longer gives you any UK rights, so sellers active on Amazon.co.uk normally need both.
How we work
Check UK and earlier UK comparable rights, since EU marks no longer travel
One class per base fee, additional classes charged separately
The IPO raises absolute grounds, mainly distinctiveness or descriptiveness
A two-month opposition period, extendable by opponents
Ten-year term from filing, renewable indefinitely
What you need to prepare
- Applicant identity and address
- The mark as filed
- Classes and a precise goods and services list
- Any claim to acquired distinctiveness if the mark is descriptive
- Priority document, if an earlier application exists
Frequently asked questions
I already hold an EU trademark. Do I still need a UK one?
Yes, if you need rights in the UK. The EUTM stops at the EU border. EU trademarks filed before the end of the transition were cloned into UK rights automatically, but new applications after that must be filed separately in the UK.
My UK application was refused for lacking distinctiveness. What now?
Two usual routes: argue the mark is distinctive as a whole, or submit evidence that it has acquired distinctiveness through use — sales figures, advertising spend, market reach and consumer recognition. Amending the specification to remove purely descriptive terms often clears it faster.
Want an assessment first?
Tell us the product and target marketplaces and we will give you a registrability opinion, a realistic timeline and a cost breakdown. Files can be submitted within 48 hours of confirmation.
